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Anime and the Art of Adaptation: Eight Famous Works from Page to Screen
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Anime and the Art of Adaptation: Eight Famous Works from Page to Screen

Exploring a selection of anime adaptations of famous works of both Eastern and Western provenance, this book is concerned with appreciating their significance and appeal as independent texts. The author evaluates three aspects of anime adaptation--how anime adaptations develop their original sources in stylistic, aesthetic, and psychological terms; how specific features of the anime medium impact alchemically on the original sources to bring into being imaginative works of an autonomous nature; and which qualities render an adaptation in anime form a distinctly unique artistic creation.
 
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Mastering the Watercolor Wash
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Mastering the Watercolor WashMastering the Watercolor Wash

In watercolor paintings it is the masterful use of washes that creates depth, spontaneity and atmosphere. Joe Garcia provides clear, simple step-by-step instructions that teach the four basic washes: flat, gradated, wet-into-wet and streaked.
Painters will find plenty of guidelines and 33 demonstrations that combine these techniques to create light and shadow effects, as well as a variety of textures for popular subjects, including rocks, clouds and sand.
 
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300 Papermaking Recipes
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300 Papermaking Recipes300 Papermaking Recipes

Even if you are a beginner, you can make gorgeous handmade papers using the expertise of two papermaking artists and the simplicity of a recipe-style format. This comprehensive collection of papermaking ideas provides 300 recipes for creating handmade papers in a variety of textures and colors, using recycled materials and equipment readily available in any common kitchen. 
 
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American Cinematographer Manual (ASC Manual)
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American Cinematographer Manual (ASC Manual)American Cinematographer Manual (ASC Manual)

American Cinematographer Manual (ASC Manual) is a book referenced by thousands of professionals with precise and easy to understand information. Insight to many of the motion picture cameras used in the industry (and independent scene) as well as a lot of pratical information regarding lenses, light principals, depth of field charts and more.
 
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Hans Christian Andersen (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)
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Hans Christian Andersen (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)

Along with Aesop and the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen ranks among the greatest writers of fairy tales. Famous tales include 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Emperor's New Suit', 'The Pen and Inkstand', and 'The Ugly Duckling'. This title examines the major works of Hans Christian Andersen through full-length critical  essays. In addition, the book features a chronology of the author's life, an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, an index, a bibliography, and a chronology.

 
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